Great read by April Xu for @documented.net documentedny.com/2026/04/13/l...

Iran circumvented sanctions by transfering billions in funds for its military through the Binance exchange after Trump pardoned Binance's CEO Changpeng Zhao last year www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Trump up at 2am posting about being mad at the TV.

Bellingcat’s strength is our collective. We’re conducting a quick 5-minute survey to see how we can improve the connection with you, our audience, and provide the resources you need for your own research. Contribute to our anonymous review here: bellingcat.questionpro.eu/t/AB3vDHmZB3...

Satellite imagery shows that at least 46 towns and villages in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened by the Israeli Defence Forces. Bellingcat’s interactive map reveals the scale of the destruction: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...

BREAKING: South Carolina Supreme Court overturns murder convictions and life sentence for Alex Murdaugh in deaths of wife and son.

Since the beginning of 2026, at least four landslides have reportedly killed hundreds of people at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a major global source of coltan. www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...

Bellingcat and Cerosetenta have uncovered online links between the first South American branch of the far-right Active Club movement in Colombia and a mainstream political figure who ran in recent elections for the country's largest right-wing political party. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...

On Cole Allen's apparent Bluesky account, from Amy Qin and myself. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/u...

New: Bellingcat has identified at least 80 police stations and law enforcement or Basij paramilitary group infrastructure which were damaged or destroyed in the first three weeks of the United States’ and Israel’s strikes on Iran www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

Researching China isn’t easy. With many foreign sites blocked, journalists depend on domestic platforms. Even under tight controls, Chinese apps are the main window into the country. Chu Yang’s latest guide explains how to research Xiaohongshu (Rednote). www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Breaking: Kinahan cartel leader Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai. It follows a Bellingcat investigation last month that traced him to an MMA event in Dubai - providing the first proof that the cartel's leadership was still in hiding in the UAE. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

India has exported more than 320 million unapproved synthetic opioid pills to West Africa in just three years. Trade data shows over 1,400 shipments of tapentadol — a potent painkiller — were sent to a region already facing an opioid crisis. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

Occasional missile strikes on recreational-sized boats doesn't do shit to stop the cocaine transported on commercial cargo ships, aircraft, and overland www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/w...

Last week the @npr.org team interviewed our researcher @godin.bsky.social about the obstacles faced by those looking for open source information on the Iran-Israel-US conflict and why the development of new tools is important within this space: www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...

In the wake of the Iranian attacks on the UAE, the country’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes was illegal. People were also encouraged to report anyone sharing photos or videos of the strikes to authorities. www.youtube.com/shorts/J04UK...

Can a journalist with press credentials ask JD Vance why he follows an account like this? Is this better or worse for the safety of the Jewish community than a college student wearing a keffiyeh?

Latest: Bellingcat has found close to 800 Hungarian government emails and associated passwords online, which in some cases have exposed confidential data of military personnel and civil servants. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

When Bondi took over, the DOJ declined to prosecute a staggering 23,000 criminal cases, including those stemming from yearslong investigations into charges of terrorism, white collar crime and drugs. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Bellingcat found 31 posts with AI-generated imagery shared on social media by India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam and West Bengal in December that appeared to meet the United Nations’ definition of hate speech. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

New YouTube doc out today by the brilliant team at Search Party. A deep dive into the Kinahan cartel and our ongoing investigations with @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social into their global (and surprisingly digital) footprints.

We train thousands of journalists a year on PACER. For the public, we’re showing our tricks for finding stories in the federal courts to the next 100 new paid subscribers between now and Friday evening. Take advantage of the limited time offer here. www.courtwatch.news/p/learn-our-...

Myrlie Evers is celebrating her 93rd birthday today. She successfully pushed for the prosecution of the killer of her husband, Medgar Evers. In 1995, she chaired the national NAACP, helping rescue the civil rights organization from the brink of bankruptcy. mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/1...

Mounir Lazzez, the ex-UFC fighter who is pictured talking to Daniel and Christy Kinahan at an event in Dubai last year, has business interests far beyond combat sports... Our follow-up to last week's investigation.

Last week we revealed that former UFC fighter Mounir "The Sniper" Lazezz had been photographed with two of the leaders of the Kinahan cartel at a Dubai MMA event he organized. Now, records we uncovered raise serious questions about his relationship with the senior leaders of the Irish cartel.

The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."

What could possibly go wrong?

Trump's assertion here that the Tomahawk is "generic" and that "Iran has some Tomahawks" is absurd and a lie. The only party to this conflict that operates the Tomahawk is the United States. Read our analysis into the Tomahawk strike in Minab here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

We found footage of Daniel and Christy Kinahan at the 971 Fighting Championship MMA event in Dubai last summer, the first visual evidence in years that the cartel leaders remain in the UAE. Read our full @bellingcat.com investigation in collab with @thetimes.com 👇 www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

We found two of the three heads of the Kinahan Cartel sitting front row at an MMA event in Dubai last June. These are the first images of them in years. Along with Christopher Jr., the three Irishmen are the subject of a collective $15 million reward for information leading to their arrest.

Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

Trying to make sense of an aircraft’s movements during a conflict? Context is everything. That’s why we built Turnstone, an open source tool that searches historical flight data to allow researchers to explore flight patterns over time and in specific locations. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

A satellite imagery analysis conducted by Bellingcat shows that at least 15 police stations or police-related buildings were targeted in strikes conducted in Tehran between March 1 and March 3. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Exactly four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Bellingcat’s Volunteer Community looks back at the data we have collected on civilian harm during this time - documenting attacks on cities and the near-total destruction of rural villages. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

A Bellingcat investigation reveals child soldiers in Sudan’s civil war have become viral figures on TikTok. Videos attracting millions of views show the children with senior military officials, celebrating battlefield victories and delivering violent threats. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia. These and many more incidents point to ageing vessels that operate with false papers and one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

but to them it clearly is a game. none of this is about actually answering questions or anything resembling dialogue. it’s a spectacle to be clipped and ginned up into something else entirely, a performance of fealty to the leader, etc. you won’t get answers from these kind of folks by asking them.

Since we reached out to X about Grok attempting to unredact photos of Epstein victims upon X users’ requests, we’ve noticed Grok now refusing to unredact new requests. Bellingcat researcher @koltai.bsky.social reports: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02...

An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucester’s long history. The industry’s fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/m...

Bellingcat's Director of Research and Training @giancarlofiorella.bsky.social appeared on CTV yesterday to discuss the misleading AI-generated images that were used to falsely identify ICE agents and weapons at the centre of the two fatal shootings in Minneapolis youtu.be/mL7Fbp3UrSo?...

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

American-made munitions have played a significant role in Israel’s operations in Gaza. Bellingcat has collated scores of incidents where the remnants of US-made munitions have been found in the aftermath of Israeli strikes. Read here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...

XBox Live wouldn't take his money.

For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment Thread - discord.com/channels/709... Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...

Journalists should "disable biometrics when they expect to be in a situation where they expect a possible search," @freedom.press' Martin Shelton told @theintercept.com.

ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest * Free to access